Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz of Louisville, Kentucky, said the October 2015 world Synod of Bishops on the family should return to the practice of previous synods in publishing participants' interventions, for the benefit of their discussions and the information of the outside world.The archbishop,

 Beatifying Blessed Paul VI at the concluding Mass of the Synod of Bishops on the family, Pope Francis praised the late pope as the "great helmsman" of the Second Vatican Council and founder of the synod, as well as a "humble and prophetic witness of love for Christ and his churc

Over two October days Iattended a Flannery O rsquo Connor forumin which enough people attended to make up a quorum nbsp I learned many things which I didn rsquo t know beforeabout prayer and writing and everything in between mdash About how Flannery saw it all in her prayers sight unseen how she w

'It seems that the value of human life has been lost'

A guest post from Fr Thomas Rosica CSB nbsp the English language assistant to the Holy See Press Office at the Vatican and served as English-language spokesperson at the recent Synod of Bishops in Rome nbsp Thanks to all of you who took such interest in the Extraordinary Synod of Bishops and pr

Israel-Gaza still smolders The op-ed pages news stories and recent books still argue about the outcome of the war Some even suggest that Gaza with its 2000 dead has won because it withstood Israel rsquo s overwhelming land and air attack Other commentators toy with despair because peace seems

Congress is more adept at fear-mongering (see: the Ebola virus) than at substantive debate.

After several days of animated debate over its official midterm report, the Synod of Bishops on the family agreed on a final document more clearly grounded in traditional Catholic teaching. Yet the assembly failed to reach consensus on especially controversial questions of Communion for the divorced

Pope Francis was given a five-minute standing ovation after he delivered an awesome address to the 253 participants at the closing session of the synod of bishops on October 18 in which he identified five temptations that he had seen at the synod and told them ldquo we have one year to mature rd

What does the final report of the Synod on the Family mean for the church Essentially the ldquo relatio rdquo or report published today at the close of the Synod will serve as a starting point for future discussion nbsp It was also presented with great transparency including even sections

The Final Report of the synod on the family revealed that the synod has closed no doors all the main questions are still on the table and an absolute majority of the synod fathers are with Pope Francis in favor of a Church that like the Good Samaritan reaches out to care for all her ldquo wounde

On its last day of business the Synod of Bishops on the family approved and released a three-page message expressing solidarity with Christian families around the world The message released Oct 18 is distinct from the synod 39 s final report which the assembly was scheduled to vote on later th

Lots of activity of late at Saint Louis University the Jesuit university of St Louis Mo following a recent shooting in a neighborhood near SLU Stltoday com reports Last Sunday a group protesting the fatal shooting of Vonderitt Myers Jr by St Louis police left the Shaw neighborhood where h

Bishops in the southern state of Guerrero asked federal and local officials to prioritize finding 43 missing teacher trainees, who authorities allege were detained by crooked cops and delivered to members of a drug cartel.In a letter issued Oct. 15, the bishops outlined an increasingly bleak securit

Ever since Frank Mulbah’s mother died of Ebola in August, no one will go near him.“I went to my relatives after my mother died, but they chased me away, even after I told them that I didn’t have Ebola,” said Frank, 12, who tested negative for Ebola at the hospital where his m

The atmosphere is tense around the Vatican on the eve of the vote on the Final Report of the extraordinary synod on the family nbsp It has revived memories of what happened in the early days of the Second Vatican Council those who were here at that time tell me nbsp A number of synod fathers ha

When the much anticipated and much discussed preliminary session of the Synod on the Family concludes on Sunday Oct 19 2014 a concelebration of the Mass will take place at the Vatican and will be presided over by Pope Francis along with the bishops and cardinals who attended and participated in

A reflection for the 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time.

It is hard to believe but it appears that a five year court odyssey for a Pakistani Christian mother of five will continue Yesterday an appeals court in Pakistan upheld the death sentence against nbsp Asia Bibi for quot blasphemy quot against Islam Bibi 45 has been imprisoned since 2009 while